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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Lang. 2008 Nov 8;112(1):54–76. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2008.09.010
Syntax: NP1 V NP3 with NP2
Semantics: X1 causes Z3 to change state by means of adding Y2
Verb class 1: Carol1 sprayed/splashed/squirted the flowers3 with water2
Verb class 2: *Carol1 dripped/poured/spilled the flowers3 with water2
Verb class 3: Carol1 drenched/soaked/saturated the flowers3 with water2